Eddie Hughes’s voting in Parliament

Eddie Hughes is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a selection of Eddie Hughes’s votes.

• Voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2018
• Consistently voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 18 votes against, between 2017–2018

We have lots more plain English analysis of Eddie Hughes’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Eddie Hughes’s full vote analysis page for more.

Eddie Hughes has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 8 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions 22 May 2018

  The people of Bloxwich will soon be hearing more about blockchain. Will the Chancellor confirm that the Government will continue to invest in this innovative technology to keep the public’s data safe?

• Gaza: Un Human Rights Council Vote: Tenant Fees Bill 21 May 2018

  I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am an “accidental landlord”, to use that excellent term. I think 123 MPs are also landlords, so there should be a wealth of knowledge in the Chamber. I wanted to speak in this debate because I am mindful of the Prime Minister’s speech on 13 July 2016, in which she said her intention is...

• Public Legal Education — [Mr Mark Pritchard in the Chair] 15 May 2018

  It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North East Hampshire (Mr Jayawardena), partly because this debate has been an education for me. When I was growing up, as the son of a bus driver, in a typical Irish community in Birmingham, I aspired to be a JCB driver, largely because the people I saw around me were involved in...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Walsall North

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Social Media

• @EddieHughes4WN

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health
• HM Treasury
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Education
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Streptococcus: Screening
• Cryptocurrencies
• Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
• Brexit
• Sepsis: Health Education

Currently held offices

• Member, Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (since 6 Nov 2017)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (since 16 Oct 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Winnick
• Robin Hodgson
• John Stonehouse
• William Wells

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trade Bill Committee (7 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 71 debates since joining Parliament — well above average amongst MPs. See all Eddie Hughes’s speeches
• Has received answers to 59 written questions since joining Parliament — above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 90.51% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 39 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Eddie Hughes’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 50 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)